Massive new logistics park planned for Basingstoke
A three million ft2 logistics park is being planned for a site north of Basingstoke – the town which refused a similar sized scheme to the south three times a few years ago citing that it was not required.

By Liza Helps, Property Editor, Logistics Matters
WEST FARM Popham is consulting on the scheme prior to submitting a planning application to Basingstoke & Deane Council next year
It says that the 3 million ft2 development ‘meets established unmet strong demand from national and regional logistics operators, in need of space in this location’.
The development is set to be the UK’s most sustainable logistics scheme to date. It will be built on a 494 acre triangular site on land north of the M3, at Popham which West Farm Popham says is in a strategic location between the Ports of Southampton and Portsmouth on the key corridors to London and the Midlands.
The development is set to bring 4,500 jobs to Basingstoke and beyond that could support a cumulative gross GVA in excess of £300 million a year to the sub-regional economy.
In addition to the warehousing there will also be a new community hub, potentially including sports facilities, creche/nursery facilities, green space, or youth activities – with final plans to be shaped through local engagement.
More than half the site will be dedicated to green space and habitat creation, delivering on-site biodiversity net gains.
The site complements the proposed 3,000 new homes at Popham Airfield by providing nearby investment, jobs and infrastructure, including leisure and transport improvements
West Farm Popham Limited director Charles Buckley runs Belport an investment and asset management company that specialises in the acquisition, development and strategic management of farms and estates.